The Great Bend Recreation Commission Board heard the latest audit report when it met Monday. Curtis Kuhn from D. McMillen Chartered said he found no transactions that were out of order, and all suggestions made the prior year had been implemented.
“We had no disagreements with management,” Kuhn said, complimenting GBRC Executive Director Diann Henderson and the staff.
For the fiscal  year ending June 30, 2013, GBRC had an ending cash balance of $988,600 in the general fund and $184,927 in the employee benefit fund – an increase of $150,000 from the previous year.
“Special activities dropped dramatically,” Kuhn noted.
There was an $87,000 increase in expenditures, and most of that was in capital outlay projects that included a new computer server and software.
Deposits and investments were nearly $1.2 million. The rec commission has cash carryover totalling more than one year of budgeted expenditures.
Dr. Marc Huslig, chairman of the GBRC board, asked Kuhn if he was happy with the audit.
“I’m happy as can be,” Kuhn said. “Very, very good job, as always.”
After the audit was accepted, Henderson said upcoming projects are new soccer walls in the City Auditorium and adding software that will allow people to reserve facilities and enroll in programs online.
The soccer walls that top the goals are made of a see-through material that is lighter than the old wooden walls, giving spectators a better view of games and making the walls easier to move for community concerts or other programs. “We hope to have them up in February,” Henderson said.
Implementing the new computer program will take longer, and may not be finished by the end of the current fiscal year on June 30. Henderson said it should be completed in the fall.